I think part of the problem is still that college psych students think of social service work....the Dr. Phil problem. They see Psych as only clinical/counseling stuff. We can do a better job by directing such folks to education and social work, and promoting more profitable interdisciplinary programs such as industrial psych, engineering and human factors, neuropsych and allied health fields where Psych science and applications are relevant and positions better paid. If our best students move into these areas, and find their undergrad study a good preparation, I predict the satisfaction with the major will be higher. Gary
G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Jul 28, 2011, at 10:35 AM, Rick Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I was surprised that we are lower than English and History when it comes to > BA/BS starting salary. It was even sadder to see, "The lowest rate of > satisfied alumni was for psychology (26%)". However, this may be because > they were interested in psychology but end up in fields unrelated to > psychology (and poorly paid). > > Rick Stevens > Psychology Department > University of Louisiana at Monroe > [email protected] > SL - Evert Snook > > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 9:12 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > The latest issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science contains the > following paper: > > > > Perspectives on Psychological Science > Volume 6, Number 4 > > > Psychology Degrees: Employment, Wage, and Career Trajectory Consequences > D.W. Rajecki and Victor M.H. Borden > Psychology is a very popular bachelor's degree, so the psychological science > community should be thrilled, right? However, the authors of this article > found that psychology professionals fall into the lower salary tiers across > the board. Not only do individuals with undergraduate degrees receive lower > starting salaries and experience repeated job seeking, but individuals with > master's degrees and faculty positions in psychology also receive lower > salaries than do their colleagues in other academic fields. These findings > show that there are relative economic disadvantages associated with > psychology degrees that should be communicated to prospective psychology > majors. > > There is probably nothing new that you did not already know or suspect, but I > thought the paper would interest many of you. > > > > Miguel > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f38d&n=T&l=tips&o=11644 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-11644-13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=11645 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-11645-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=11646 or send a blank email to leave-11646-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
